Best Rugged Cameras in The World

Everyone has an adventurous streak, and it shows up at the right place and the right time, albeit with all the wrong gear!

So how do you ensure you capture all the fun-filled magic moments without having a shadow of doubt or concern about your equipment? You resort to the following range of rugged adventure-friendly cameras that will fulfill all your desires.

1. Fujifilm FinePix XP150

The best one amongst the lot, the Fujifilm FinePix XP150 is a camera that’ll tackle and stomp out anything that you throw at it. A metal grip and a rubberized coating ensures that it’ll keep itself safe and secure from water, dust, pebbles and anything frivolous. Equipped with a 14 megapixel water-repellent lens, image stabilization for all the pumping and jumping and full 1080p video recording means you will be equipped for any and every terrain with this baby around! It also has an in-built GPS that has to be the highlight of the XP150 which can be used to display routes, act as a navigational compass, display longitude and latitude and tonnes of other stuff.

2. Nikon AW100

The AW100 is Nikon’s first ever rugged compact camera, and it delivers its promise. It comes with a 16 megapixel CMOS sensor and a built-in GPS that automatically tags the location with the picture. A big 3-inch screen and controls that can be easily toggled while wearing gloves allows a user more flexibility. It’s waterproof depth is 33 feet and has a rigid shock-proof body. Other than this, it offers the usual package of coming equipped with tonnes of varied settings for the ones who want to go into the depth of a photograph.

3. Canon Powershot D20

The Powershot D20 is a camera that will enthral the everyday rugged user. Built for a rough wear and tear environment, the D20 delivers stellar performance both on land and underwater. The plethora of options to shoot underwater makes it a stress-free gadget to use. A 12-megapixel camera is heart that delivers good performance regardless of the terrain or the weather.

4. Olympus Tough TG-1

Olympus Tough TG-1 happens to be the world’s first ever expendable underwater camera. Attach a specialized lens and you can go pro with the Tough TG-1. It offers waterproof image capturing capabilities for 40 feet and is crushproof up to 100 kilograms! It also offers GPS, a quick start-up to capture the image at just the right moment, 1080p HD video recording, and a 12 megapixel sensor to do justice to it. Go for it if you’re game for some underwater photography.

5. Sony Cyber-shot DSCTX200V

Want a sleek and polished camera that you’d never throw into the pool, and you still do? Then it’s the Cyber-shot DSCTX200V that you need. It looks just as good as the rest of the Cyber-shot beauties and holds the same charm. What more, it can sustain itself in 16 feet of water! The 18 megapixel equipped camera is dustproof and waterproof and comes with a brilliant 3-inch touchscreen. Not as rugged as the others on the list, the Cyber-shot makes up for it with its tiny, slender and ultra-sleek body which is a delight to use and carry! Grab this one if you want a rugged camera worth showing off.